Conveners
HB. Statistical and Nonlinear Physics I
- Michel Pleimling (Virginia Tech)
Ahmed Roman
(Virginia Tech)
10/21/11, 10:45 AM
Contributed (undergraduate)
In the cyclic competition among four species on a two-dimensional lattice, the partner particles, which swap positions on the lattice with some probability, produce clusters with a length that grows algebraically as t^1/z where z is the dynamical exponent. Further investigation of the dynamics at the boundary of the clusters is realized by placing one partner particle pair in the upper half of...
Sara Case
(Virginia Tech)
10/21/11, 10:57 AM
Contributed (undergraduate)
We study a stochastic system with N individuals, consisting of four species competing cyclically: A+B --> A+A, ..., D+A --> D+D. Randomly choosing a pair and letting them react, N is conserved but the fractions of each species evolve non-trivially. At late times, the system ends in a static, absorbing state -- typically, coexisting species AC or BD. The master equation is shown and solved...
David Konrad
(Virginia Tech)
10/21/11, 11:09 AM
Contributed (undergraduate)
The dynamics of a one-dimensional lattice composed of four species cyclically dominating each other is very much dependent on the rates of mobility in the system. We realize mobility as the exchange of two particles located at two nearest neighbor sites with some species dependent rate s. Allowing for only one particle per site, the different species interact cyclically, with species dependent...
Qian He
(Virginia Tech)
10/21/11, 11:21 AM
Contributed
We employ individual-based Monte Carlo simulations to study the effects of quenched spatial disorder in the reaction rates on the co-evolutionary dynamics of cyclic three- species predator-prey models with conserved total particle density. To this end, we numerically explore the oscillatory dynamics of two different variants: (1) the model with symmetric interaction rates near the center of...
Shivakumar Jolad
(Virginia Tech)
10/21/11, 11:33 AM
Contributed
We report our study of SIS epidemic spreading model on networks where individuals have a fluctuating number of connections around some preferred degree. By making our preferred degree depend on the level of infection, we model the response of individuals to the prevailing epidemic. This helps us to explore the feedback mechanisms between the dynamics on the network and dynamic of the network....
Hyunhang Park
(Virginia Tech)
10/21/11, 11:45 AM
Contributed
Using Monte Carlo simulations we investigate aging behavior during phase ordering in two-dimensional Ising models with disorder and in three-dimensional Ising spin glasses. The time-dependent dynamical correlation length L(t) is determined numerically and the scaling behavior of various two-time quantities as a function of L(t)/L(s) is discussed. For disordered Ising models deviations of L(t)...
Nasrin Afzal
(Virginia Tech)
10/21/11, 11:57 AM
Contributed
Motivated by a series of experiments that study the response of the cytoskeleton in living cells to time-dependent mechanical forces, we investigate, through Monte Carlo simulations, a three-dimensional network subjected to perturbations. After having prepared the system in a relaxed state, shear is applied and the relaxation processes are monitored. We measure two time quantities and discuss...
Brian Chang
(Virginia Tech)
10/21/11, 12:09 PM
Contributed
Drop formation from a nozzle is a common occurrence in our daily lives. It is essential in ink-jet printers and spray cooling technology. However, most research has already been done on the pinch-off mechanism from a non-wettable nozzle. In this study, we focus on the formation of a drop from a wettable nozzle. Initially, a drop will climb the outer walls of the wettable nozzle because of...
